She has come a long way since being a contestant on America's Next Top Model.

And Winnie Harlow proved her a-list status as she arrived in style at the red carpet for the Solo: A Star Wars Story premiere at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old Canadian model looked sensational as she flaunted her statuesque figure in a slinky cut-out metallic dress, with an eye-catching train.

Winnie worked her model magic on the red carpet, flaunting her figure in the sexy number which boasted an excessive plunge down the middle to tease her assets. The backless number flaunted the rest of her physique, cinching in her waist before boasting a thigh-high split to showcase her enviable pins to perfection.

Winnie boosted her height in a pair of towering heels as she posed up a storm for photographers.

Enviable figure: The backless number flaunted the rest of her physique and cinched in her waist

Adding an edgy appeal to the whole look, Winnie opted for a deep, vampy lip and heavily smoked out eyes.

Her locks oozed old school Hollywood glamour, centre parted with her luscious raven curls tumbling down one side.

The most showstopping element to her look happened to be the lengthy train which required assistance as she made her way across the red carpet.

She also made the most of her modelling knowledge as she undertook the famous Cannes pose, allowing photographers to snap away as she stood on the opulent red stairs.

Winnie proved to be having fun with her attire, as she utilised her hands to create momentum.

Solo: A Star Wars Story is directed by Ron Howard, who took over after original helmers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller departed over 'creative differences'; they will retain an executive producers credit.

Press for the film describes the plot, saying: 'Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga's most unlikely heroes.

Loving it: Winnie was clearly in her element as she strutted up the stairs

It is the latest spin-off/standalone in the lucrative sci-fi franchise which was given a new lease of life in 2012 when Lucas Film was purchased by Disney for a little over $4billion.

Since then two parts of a sequel trilogy — The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi — have been released, as well as the stand-alone prequel Rogue One, with many more unnamed projects planned.